London has been battered by 50mph winds that have felled trees and caused travel chaos. Powerful gusts swept across the capital as the Met Office issued a yellow "be aware" weather alert for most of the country.

In new BBC3 documentary broadcast tomorrow night on BBC3 a close family friend, Mike Azzie, known as Uncle Mike to the 26-year-old Blade Runner, says Pistorius is tormented by memories of Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he is accused of murdering, and talks about her constantly. Azzie also relates how Pistorius has had to sell his racehorses to pay his legal fees.